Accepting new clients: Yes Usual Office Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, by appointment.
Education
Highest Degree Earned: PhD Discipline: Clinical Social Work, Counseling
Current work: Private clinical practice in Portland, OR, providing services to individuals, couples and families, with a specialty in transition, grief and loss work. Instructor of graduate counseling courses at Oregon State University.
More than ten years of clinical experience in a variety of settings prior to private practice
Education: BA, Bowdoin College Visiting Scholar, Oxford University MSW, Smith College School for Social Work PhD, Oregon State University
Professional Focus
Life Changes and Transitions Depression and Anxiety Grief and Loss Trauma Recovery Relationship Struggles Couples and Family Issues Child/Adolescent Development Issues and Parent Support
Specialty Training: DCSW (Diplomate in Clinical Social Work) Certificate in Neuropsychology and Assessment
This therapist offers a discount for payment at the time of service when there is no requirement for billing or other financial paperwork.
Usual and customary fee for services billed to third-party (such as insurance): $180; $190 for couple/family sessions. Discounted self-pay fee for sessions: $160 ($170 for couple/family session).
Affiliations:
Hospital and/or Teaching Affiliations: Oregon State University
Professional Affiliations / Activities:
National Association of Social Workers (former member of Oregon Board) Association for Play Therapy American Mental Health Alliance-OR (AMHA-OR Metro) Oregon Psychotherapists' Guild American Counseling Association NW ADEBS (Board Member) Alliance of Therapy Dogs
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As human beings, most of us are challenged by change. My aim as a therapist is to work collaboratively with clients who are experiencing difficult changes and transitions. I strive to balance the use of listening and support with actively offering ideas and strategies for clients to consider. While acknowledging the influence of the past can be helpful, I believe that counseling must also focus on building strategies for moving forward. In addition to helping clients reach their counseling goals, I offer them personal and interpersonal tools that will continue to be useful to them long after they have left my office.
Disclaimer:
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